The Arizona sentinel., 1887-02-26
HOME AND FARM.

Warm stables, shed, etc., econo- mize fodder.
 Mould can be prevented from form ing on fruit jellies by pouring little paraffine over the top, which, when cold, will harden to solid cake which can be easily removed when desired.- Boston Budget.
 Good Plain Buns: One pound four, six ounces butter, one-quarter pound sugar. one egg, one-quarter pint milk (bare), two small teaspoonfuls baking powder, and few drops of essence of lemon. Use the milk lukewarm and beat the dough well for ten minutes Toledo Blade.
 Apples stewed and sweetened are pleasant to the taste, cooling, nourish- ing and laxative, far superior in many cases to the abominable doses of salts and oil usually given in fever and other diseases. Raw apples and dried apples stewed are better for constipation than liver pills. Bulletin.
 In order to counteract the strong odors of the stable, which are so apt to affect the milk In winter, it is sug- gested that dry earth should be scat tered behind the cows before the milk ing is begun. Finely-sifted, thorough ly dry hard-coal ashes will answer the same purpose, but is not so good an addition to the manure heap. The use of either will save the milk from pollu- tion.-M F. Examiner.
 Barley stew: About quarter of a pound cold roasted or boiled meat, two onions, four potatoes, one-quarter cup full barley, one tablespoonful four, one quart water, salt and pepper; cut meat into dice, wash barley, cut up onions very fine; put all in stew pan and dredge with flour, add water and sim mer two hours; pare and slice pota- toes, add to the stew and simmer one hour; taste to see if there is enough seasoning; if not, add more.-M r Herald
 Males of the large breeds should never be mated with Leghorn or Ham, burg hens, or with any small females. If your hens are small and you wish to increase the size of your chickens. do it gradually by first mating them with a small Plymouth Rock cockerel, and next season you can use a big Brahma or Cochin; if your fowls are too big you can easily get them smaller by the use of Leghorn or Hamburg males Western Rural.
 Popcorn Balls: Take three large ears of popcorn Qice is bes0. After popping, shake it down in pan so the unpopped corn will settle at the bot tom; put the nice white popped in greased pan. For the candy, take one cup of molasses, one cup of light brown or white sugar, one tablespoon ful of vinegar. Boil until it will harden in water Pour on the corn | Stir with 9 spoon until thoroughly ! mixed; then mould into balls with the hand.-The Household
 Raised Muffins: Two cups ot milk, a teaspoonful of lard or butter, three cups of flour, half a yeast cake, a teaspoonful of salt sifted with the four, heat the milk; stir in the shortening, and when blood warm add half the ! four and beat hard for three minutes; ! let it rise in moderately warm place all night; ,in.the morning work in the rest of the flour and the salt; make into balls and etit rise in greased muf- fin rings; seton f1oured board. When light slip cake-turner under each and transfer to hot griddle well greased. Turn when the under side is done. Eat warm, pulling them open to butter them. Chicago NeDs